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Oak lecanium

Parthenolecanium quercifex (Fitch, 1859)

Status not recordedinsects

The oak lecanium (Parthenolecanium quercifex) is a species in the family Coccidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the oak lecanium

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the oak lecanium live?

Not recorded

Is the oak lecanium endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the oak lecanium classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyCoccidae
  6. genusParthenolecanium
  7. SpeciesParthenolecanium quercifex (Fitch, 1859)

Synonyms Eulecanium antennatum, Eulecanium quercifex, Eulecanium quercitronis, Eulecanium quercitronis kermoides, Lecanium antennatum, Lecanium pruinosum subsp. kermoides, Lecanium quercifex, Lecanium quercitronis

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Oak lecanium scaleEnglish
  • Escama blanda grande del robleSpanish
  • Cochenille du chêneFrench
  • misecznik dębowyPolish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the oak lecanium

Other species in the same genus Parthenolecanium.

Brown scale

Parthenolecanium corni

CoccidaeNo free photo yet

Peach scale

Parthenolecanium persicae

CoccidaeNo free photo yet

Yew scale

Parthenolecanium pomeranicum

CoccidaeNo free photo yet

Prune scale

Parthenolecanium pruinosum

CoccidaeNo free photo yet

CompareOak lecanium vs Brown scaleOak lecanium vs Peach scaleOak lecanium vs Fletcher scaleOak lecanium vs Yew scale

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the oak lecanium?

The oak lecanium (Parthenolecanium quercifex) belongs to the family Coccidae in the order Hemiptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Oak lecanium (Parthenolecanium quercifex). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/oak-lecanium

MLA

“Oak lecanium (Parthenolecanium quercifex).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/oak-lecanium.

BibTeX
@misc{oak_lecanium_2026,
  title = {Oak lecanium (Parthenolecanium quercifex)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/oak-lecanium},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}